Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 pages |
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... rendered it probable , that a force was approaching with hostile views . It appeared that the party had left the direct road , and had en- camped in a valley , a few miles to the west of the Great Meadows , as a place of concealment ...
... rendered it probable , that a force was approaching with hostile views . It appeared that the party had left the direct road , and had en- camped in a valley , a few miles to the west of the Great Meadows , as a place of concealment ...
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... code of the colony was insuf- ficient , which rendered it impossible to bring the militia into the field with the dispatch necessary C to repel an Indian invasion ; and her martial laws 1755.3 17 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... code of the colony was insuf- ficient , which rendered it impossible to bring the militia into the field with the dispatch necessary C to repel an Indian invasion ; and her martial laws 1755.3 17 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... renders it , beyond any doubt , much preferable to our defensive measures . prove this to you , Sir , requires , I presume , no ar- guments . Our scattered force , so separated and dispersed in weak parties , avails little to stop the ...
... renders it , beyond any doubt , much preferable to our defensive measures . prove this to you , Sir , requires , I presume , no ar- guments . Our scattered force , so separated and dispersed in weak parties , avails little to stop the ...
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... rendered it unsuccessful . Through the season , the highest endeavours of the Commander in Chief were exerted to procure arms and ammunition for his troops , and partial success attended the measures adopted in every part of the union ...
... rendered it unsuccessful . Through the season , the highest endeavours of the Commander in Chief were exerted to procure arms and ammunition for his troops , and partial success attended the measures adopted in every part of the union ...
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... render any animad- versions necessary ; but to gentlemen at a distance , whose attention is engrossed by a thousand im portant objects , the case may be otherwise . " That this cause precipitated the fate of the brave , and much to be ...
... render any animad- versions necessary ; but to gentlemen at a distance , whose attention is engrossed by a thousand im portant objects , the case may be otherwise . " That this cause precipitated the fate of the brave , and much to be ...
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